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A resident looks out the window during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 15 January, 2026. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Ukraine has fuel reserves for more than 20 days, energy minister says

"There is not a single power plant left in Ukraine that the enemy has not attacked," said the country's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal

If the government follows the World Bank and ADB’s recommendations, rural electrification will become fully commercialised at the cost of rural lives. Photo Mumit M/TBS

Govt races to clear Tk20,000cr power dues to avert summer load-shedding

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak, jailed for corruption in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, attends the verdict of his house arrest bid at Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia December 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial

Pakistan’s nuclear command has shifted from institutional restraint to unprecedented centralisation, raising new fears of miscalculation in one of the world’s most volatile regions. Photo: Reuters

A changing nuclear order in South Asia

A rickshaw is charged through an unauthorised power line on Mirpur national Zoo Road on Tuesday. Illegal charging points keep rising across Dhaka, powering nearly 10 lakh battery-run rickshaws and causing an estimated Tk4,000 crore in annual power theft. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

'Bangla Tesla' boom drains nearly Tk4,000 crore in power theft a year in Dhaka

Photo: Collected

The AI revolution has a power problem

Illustration: TBS

What reviving the 'unsolicited deal playbook' means for Bangladesh

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From power to ports: Interim govt revives the unsolicited deal playbook

File Photo/ UNB

How independent power producers started in Bangladesh and why they fail to meet power demand

Representational image. Photo: TBS

How merchant plants are redefining Bangladesh’s energy sector

Consensus committee holds meeting on 29 June 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Power of individuals must be limited in governance: Ali Riaz

File photo of BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury. Photo: Collected

BNP plans to create 10 million jobs in 18 months if voted to power: Amir Khasru

Employees perform cooling operations where coal is stored at the NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) power plant in Solapur, India, on March 2, 2025. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India's $80 billion coal-power boom is running short of water